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'''Oranjekrag''' is a settlement in [[Xhariep District Municipality]] in the [[Free State ( |
'''Oranjekrag''' is a settlement in [[Xhariep District Municipality]] in the [[Free State (province)]] of [[South Africa]]. |
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Township on the northern bank of the [[Orange River]], 40 km west of [[Bethulie]] and 30 km north-east of [[Colesberg]]. Laid out in 1965-66 to accommodate the builders of the [[Hendrik Verwoerd Dam]]. The name is Afrikaans and means ‘Orange (River) power’.<ref name=dsapn>{{cite web|title=Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)|url=http://archive.org/details/DictionaryOfSouthernAfricanPlaceNames|publisher=Human Science Research Council|page=352}}</ref> |
Township on the northern bank of the [[Orange River]], 40 km west of [[Bethulie]] and 30 km north-east of [[Colesberg]]. Laid out in 1965-66 to accommodate the builders of the [[Hendrik Verwoerd Dam]]. The name is Afrikaans and means ‘Orange (River) power’.<ref name=dsapn>{{cite web|title=Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)|url=http://archive.org/details/DictionaryOfSouthernAfricanPlaceNames|publisher=Human Science Research Council|page=352}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:37, 21 July 2013
Template:Infobox South African town Oranjekrag is a settlement in Xhariep District Municipality in the Free State (province) of South Africa.
Township on the northern bank of the Orange River, 40 km west of Bethulie and 30 km north-east of Colesberg. Laid out in 1965-66 to accommodate the builders of the Hendrik Verwoerd Dam. The name is Afrikaans and means ‘Orange (River) power’.[1]
References
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 352.
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